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Space Debris

Ground-based Telescopes and a Shared Orbiting Starshade Can Directly See Earth-like Exoplanets

Imaging earth like exoplanets around Sun-like stars from the ground is challenging. We have never done it and here is an advance that could make it possible. A Nature paper predicts the performance of a hybrid space–ground approach that combines a large ground-based telescope, such as the Extremely Large Telescope…

bubmagApril 14, 2026

Space Debris

The Future of Aging Is Changing Fast. What If Your Neighborhood Isn’t Keeping Up?

AS LIFE EXPECTANCIES continue to grow and the 100-year life becomes more attainable, the question is how and where will we live to ensure that we stay engaged, healthy and fit as we age in the era of the New Longevity? In America, there are 62 million people who are…

bubmagApril 14, 2026

Ukraine

Ukraine to produce drones in Norway, Oslo says

OSLO - Norway and Ukraine will strengthen their bilateral defence cooperation, including by producing Ukrainian drones in the Nordic country, the Norwegian government said on April 14. Under the agreement, Norway will support the production of drones in Ukraine, while the latter will share data, information and knowledge with Norway,…

bubmagApril 14, 2026

Barack Obama

Barack Obama Uses Hungary’s Democracy Moment to Deliver Forceful Trump Rebuke

Barack Obama recently spoke out after the latest election in Hungary, calling the result a big win for democracy. His message quickly caught people’s attention, especially because it seemed like a clear dig at Donald Trump. The election saw Peter Magyar win by a large margin, defeating Viktor Orbán, who…

bubmagApril 14, 2026

Volodymyr Zelensky

Deadly Russian Attacks Persist As Ukraine Bolsters Defense Ties With Germany And Norway

Russian attacks killed five people in the frequently targeted city of Dnipro and a child in Cherkasy on April 14, Ukrainian authorities said, while President Volodymyr Zelenskyy received promises of further support from Germany and Norway. About 25 others were injured in the missile strike in Dnipro, 10 seriously, regional…

bubmagApril 14, 2026

Maradona

New trial over Diego Maradona’s death begins in Argentina

A new trial over the death of Argentine football legend Diego Maradona will begin on Tuesday, with seven members of his medical team charged with negligent homicide. This comes nearly a year after a previous case collapsed in ‌a mistrial. A court in San Isidro, near Buenos Aires, will hear…

bubmagApril 14, 2026

SpaceX

NASA’s Artemis III will pit SpaceX against Blue Origin

April 14, 2026 5 min read Add Us On Google Add SciAm Artemis III sets up a high‑stakes test of rival moon landers In 2027’s Artemis III mission, the space agency aims to test two challengers, SpaceX and Blue Origin, for a lunar landing mission By Dan Vergano edited by…

bubmagApril 14, 2026

Space Debris

The stunning physics of Project Hail Mary go back to ancient China

How do you portray momentum in space accurately? Columnist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein takes a look at the origins of our understanding of motion, which runs from Isaac Newton back to the Zhou dynasty a millennia ago...Read More

bubmagApril 14, 2026

Black Hole

This supermassive black hole is located in an unusual part of its galaxy

For more than 30 years, astronomers have been observing and studying the elliptical galaxy NGC 4486B . But further observations revealed a supermassive black hole with a mass of about 360 million times that of the Sun, located in an unusual region. Indeed, in most galaxies, supermassive black holes are…

bubmagApril 14, 2026

Refugees

CEC cut-off score reaches new high in latest Express Entry draw

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued more invitations to apply (ITA) through the Express Entry system, as cut-off scores for CEC candidates reach a new high in 2026. The immigration department issued 2,000 ITAs in today's draw to Canadian Experience Class (CEC) candidates. To be considered in this…

bubmagApril 14, 2026

Ground-based Telescopes and a Shared Orbiting Starshade Can Directly See Earth-like Exoplanets

The Future of Aging Is Changing Fast. What If Your Neighborhood Isn’t Keeping Up?

Ukraine to produce drones in Norway, Oslo says

Barack Obama Uses Hungary’s Democracy Moment to Deliver Forceful Trump Rebuke

Deadly Russian Attacks Persist As Ukraine Bolsters Defense Ties With Germany And Norway

New trial over Diego Maradona’s death begins in Argentina

NASA’s Artemis III will pit SpaceX against Blue Origin

The stunning physics of Project Hail Mary go back to ancient China

This supermassive black hole is located in an unusual part of its galaxy

CEC cut-off score reaches new high in latest Express Entry draw

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